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DUBLIN: Under the new guidelines on personal injury awards recently approved by the Judicial Council, insurance reform campaigners say the cost of renewing motor and liability insurance will be significantly reduced from Monday. At least a…

DUBLIN: Obstetricians demand that pregnant women should be given priority in the COVID-19 vaccination. Since the beginning of this year, seven cases of foetal deaths in Ireland have been linked to the virus. The infection was related to a…

DUBLIN: The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has again issued a clean certificate for the controversial AstraZeneca vaccine over side effects. The administration of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine was suspended after several reports of…

DUBLIN: The Passport Office has stated that the delay in issuing passports is due to the current Level 5 restrictions, and that it will be processed within six to eight weeks once the restrictions are eased. Minister of State at the…

Pope Francis has urged participants in the global climate summit to ensure that the world after the pandemic is cleaner, purer, and more preserved. The US is hosting the global summit. In a short video message, he urged everyone to…

KILDARE: An outbreak of COVID-19 has been confirmed at the Intel production site in Leixlip, Kildare. So far 70 COVID cases have been reported from the site. There are signs that there will be more cases. The COVID outbreak on…

DUBLIN: The issue of Irish citizens returning from the UAE being subjected to mandatory quarantine after receiving China's Sinopharm vaccine was debated in the Dáil yesterday. Minister for Health Donnelly said he had sought the views of…

DUBLIN: In view of the emergence of a new variant and a surge in COVID-19 cases in India, Health Minister Stephen Donnelly said he was looking forward to the advisory group's recommendation on whether to add India to the mandatory hotel…

Air India announced yesterday that all flights between India and the United Kingdom will be cancelled from April 24 to April 30. During this period, India's flag carrier airline will operate flights from Mumbai and Delhi only once per…

DUBLIN: New research shows labour shortages and market ups and downs will persist in the Irish construction industry. Therefore, even if the country's economy is fully open, it will not be able to provide basic facilities or adequate…